Big Sandy River and Tug and Levisa Forks, Ky., W. Va., and Va: Hearings Before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Representatives, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session. May 6 and 7, 1946 |
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... locks and dams on Big Sandy River and one on each fork were completed under the existing project between 1897 and 1910 , to afford 6 - foot depth from the Ohio River to mile 17.5 on Levisa Fork and to mile 12.5 on Tug Fork . The ...
... locks and dams on Big Sandy River and one on each fork were completed under the existing project between 1897 and 1910 , to afford 6 - foot depth from the Ohio River to mile 17.5 on Levisa Fork and to mile 12.5 on Tug Fork . The ...
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... lock here [ indicating ] . Mr. RANKIN . Of what size ? Colonel FERINGA . The locks will be 80 by 500 by 13. We propose . a project of 9 - foot depth . We know that the major cost lies in the construction of locks , therefore we ...
... lock here [ indicating ] . Mr. RANKIN . Of what size ? Colonel FERINGA . The locks will be 80 by 500 by 13. We propose . a project of 9 - foot depth . We know that the major cost lies in the construction of locks , therefore we ...
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... locks . It is a question of whether all locks should be built large enough for through tows or whether they should be smaller for branch lines . I believe we have taken the outside figure we should present in connection with these types ...
... locks . It is a question of whether all locks should be built large enough for through tows or whether they should be smaller for branch lines . I believe we have taken the outside figure we should present in connection with these types ...
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... locks and dams on the main stem and four each on the two forks , large enough to accommodate modern barge tows of eco- nomical size . Channels would be straightened and widened to a minimum of 200 feet on the Big Sandy proper and 150 ...
... locks and dams on the main stem and four each on the two forks , large enough to accommodate modern barge tows of eco- nomical size . Channels would be straightened and widened to a minimum of 200 feet on the Big Sandy proper and 150 ...
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... lock chambers should be provided at the lock sites on the main Big Sandy River , where traffic will be more subject to possible con- gestior . Allowing for these additional elements , the Board estimates the construction cost of the ...
... lock chambers should be provided at the lock sites on the main Big Sandy River , where traffic will be more subject to possible con- gestior . Allowing for these additional elements , the Board estimates the construction cost of the ...
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